Cultura

Design Path of Cultural and Creative Products with Regional Characteristics in Macao Based on Semiotics

VOLUME 21, 2024

The Role of Targeted Infra-popliteal Endovascular Angioplasty to Treat Diabetic Foot Ulcers Using the Angiosome Model: A Systematic Review

VOLUME 6, 2023

Shuyuan Zhang
City University of Macau, 999078

Abstract

Purpose: Under the background of the integration of culture and tourism , this paper takes the local culture and tourism resources of Macao as the research object, and constructs the design method of regional characteristic architectural cultural and creative products from the perspective of semiotics , so as to design cultural and creative products with Macao characteristics and promote the high-quality development of Macao's cultural and tourism industry . Methods: Firstly, the basic theory of semiotics is explained and the constituent elements of visual cultural symbols are analyzed; then the cultural and tourism resources in Macao are sorted and screened, and the most recognizable and artistic projects are selected; the graphic elements of visual cultural symbols are extracted from the two aspects of signifier and signified of semiotics, and the graphic elements are redesigned by borrowing and metaphor to form new signifiers and signifieds of symbols and apply them to the design of cultural and creative products . Conclusion: The design practice plan shows the effectiveness of using semiotic methods to design regional characteristic architectural cultural and creative products in Macao ; this method can be used to design rich and diverse cultural and creative products, realize the dissemination of regional culture, and provide a new path for the development and utilization of local characteristic cultural and tourism resources.

Keywords : Semiotics; Visual Cultural Symbols; Regional Characteristics; Product Design.
Erin Saricilar
Lecture in accounting. University of Basrah, College of Administration and Economics, Department of Accounting.

Abstract

Atherosclerotic disease significantly impacts patients with type 2 diabetes, who often present with recalcitrant peripheral ulcers. The angiosome model of the foot presents an opportunity to perform direct angiosome-targeted endovascular interventions to maximise both wound healing and limb salvage. A systematic review was performed, with 17 studies included in the final review. Below-the-knee endovascular interventions present significant technical challenges, with technical success depending on the length of lesion being treated and the number of angiosomes that require treatment. Wound healing was significantly improved with direct angiosome-targeted angioplasty, as was limb salvage, with a significant increase in survival without major amputation. Indirect angioplasty, where the intervention is applied to collateral vessels to the angiosomes, yielded similar results to direct angiosome-targeted angioplasty. Applying the angiosome model of the foot in direct angiosome-targeted angioplasty improves outcomes for patients with recalcitrant diabetic foot ulcers in terms of primary wound healing, mean time for complete wound healing and major amputation-free survival.
Keywords : Diabetic foot ulcer, angiosome, angioplasty